extra income; side money
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
extra income; side money; outside earnings
informalRefers to income earned outside one's regular salary or main job, often implying informal, unofficial, or under-the-table earnings. Commonly used in spoken contexts.
Tā他
měi每
gè个
yuè月
chú除
le了
gōng工
zī资
，
hái还
yǒu有
bù不
shǎo少
wài外
shuǐ水
。
Besides his salary, he makes quite a bit of extra income every month.
Zuò做
zhè这
fèn份
gōng工
wài外
shuǐ水
duō多
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
qiǎng抢
zhe着
zuò做
。
This job comes with lots of side money, so everyone is eager to do it.
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Tā他
de的
wài外
shuǐ水
zhǔ主
yào要
lái来
zì自
jiān兼
zhí职
fān翻
yì译
。
His extra income mainly comes from part-time translation work.
Bié别
xiǎo小
kàn看
zhè这
xiē些
wài外
shuǐ水
，
yī一
nián年
xià下
lái来
yě也
yǒu有
bù不
shǎo少
。
Don't underestimate this side money; it adds up to quite a sum over a year.